Bill · H.R. 2024· House(119-HR-2024)
Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 3/11/2025
- Last activity
- 3/11/2025 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Sponsored by
- Dan Newhouse
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 6
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill establishes the Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics (JTF-ISN). The task force is created to address a crisis of substance abuse and addiction, specifically involving opioids. It brings together various federal entities, including the Departments of Justice, Treasury, Homeland Security, State, Commerce, and Defense. A Presidentially appointed Director will lead the task force and report to the Attorney General. The primary mission is to coordinate counter-opioid activities, including investigations, raids, and legal actions against trafficking networks.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?+5
The bill establishes a coordinated task force specifically to combat the opioid and synthetic narcotics crisis.
Does this give the federal government more power?+3
The bill establishes a centralized federal task force with broad interagency authority.
Does this tighten control of the border?+3
The task force enhances interagency coordination to combat drug smuggling through border and maritime channels.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Coordination Against the Opioid Crisis: The bill addresses the finding that no central entity currently exists to coordinate different agencies to combat the opioid epidemic (Section 2). By establishing the JTF-ISN, the bill aims to provide strategic coordination and disruption of illicit synthetic narcotics activities (Section 5).
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Targeting Major Trafficking Networks: The task force is empowered to conduct joint operations, raids, and tactical actions to disrupt trafficking networks and bring offenders to justice (Section 6). This includes specific efforts to address the role of the People's Republic of China in the crisis (Section 5, Section 6).
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Enhanced Intelligence and Planning: The bill mandates the creation of an intelligence coordination element to analyze trafficking organizations from all sources of intelligence (Section 7). It also requires a strategic operational planning element to ensure organized counter-opioid operations (Section 7).
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Protection Against Personal Use Prosecution: The bill includes a rule of construction stating that the task force is not authorized to investigate, target, or prosecute individuals for personal drug use (Section 9).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Focus on Large-Scale Networks over Local Issues: The bill specifically states that the task force is not to pursue enforcement actions against low-level drug dealing that does not involve significant connections to larger trafficking networks (Section 9).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+3Improves Government Transparency+2
- Healthcare
- Improves Opioid Crisis Response+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Border Security+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+1
- 10/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/10/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/11/2025
- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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Jake AuchinclossDemocrat · Massachusetts
Neal DunnRepublican · Florida
Laura GillenDemocrat · New York
Dusty JohnsonRepublican · South Dakota
Ro KhannaDemocrat · California
Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat · Illinois
John MoolenaarRepublican · Michigan
Ritchie TorresDemocrat · New York
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia